Define Gender Bias and Provide an Example of How This

question 53

Essay

Define gender bias and provide an example of how this operates in school.

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Definitions:

Virulent Strains

Variants of microorganisms, particularly viruses and bacteria, that have increased severity or harmfulness in their effects on hosts.

Pathogen Hosts

Organisms that harbor pathogens, serving as a site for the pathogen to live, grow, and multiply, potentially causing disease.

Selection

The process by which certain traits become more prevalent in a population due to differential survival and reproduction of individuals who possess those traits.

Antagonistic Pleiotropy

A genetic trait that confers a benefit to an organism in one context but may be detrimental in another.